A Clearing: Short Story (Part 3 of 3)

Daniel and Mira continued their private therapy sessions. He talked and she listened with little input. He informed her during one of her visits that the team of doctors said that his healing was miraculous. She beamed upon hearing this report and again said virtually nothing. But she thought, “Healing is holistic.”

Listening to Daniel and his philosophy on life was opening new ways of thinking for her. She was seeing greater possibilities just by listening to a man with an entirely different mindset from Brian’s. Daniel continually improved and regained his strength. One night, during her shift, he said that he wanted to walk down the hall. He had been practicing with the physical therapist so this was an approved move.

She helped him up and handed him his deep maroon robe. She noted that it was quite plush and she could tell that it was quite expensive. She…